Receiver, Louisville, 2017–⁠20

Dez Fitzpatrick

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Farmington Hills, MI
Born
Dec 17, 1997

Dez Fitzpatrick played receiver at Louisville (2017–⁠20). The Tennessee Titans took Fitzpatrick in round 4, No. 109 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
833
Receiving yards, 2020 (Louisville, 4–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 109
Round 4, 2021 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

10catches, career highat NC State, 2017182receiving yards, career highat Boston College, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Wake Forest, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Louisville4569915.5948
2018Louisville3142213.6343
2019Louisville3563518.1674
2020Louisville4383319.4382
Career1542,58916.82182

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Louisville210000
2020Louisville320000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Louisville7WRFr.
2018Louisville7WRSo.
2019Louisville7WRJr.
2020Louisville7WRSr.6′2″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Louisville710.8185th (n=507)0.5257.48%
2018Louisville550.4332nd (n=497)0.5323.57%
2019Louisville530.8990th (n=499)0.5447.07%
2020Louisville620.8386th (n=346)0.5551.58%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Louisville 11 games, 43 catches, 833 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.Western KentuckyW 35–⁠214110170
Sep 19vs.MiamiL 34–⁠47774019
Sep 26atPittsburghL 20–⁠23114014
Oct 9atGeorgia TechL 27–⁠46136036
Oct 17atNotre DameL 7–⁠12221011
Oct 24vs.Florida StateW 48–⁠16230020
Oct 31vs.Virginia TechL 35–⁠425158182
Nov 14atVirginiaL 17–⁠31571024
Nov 20vs.SyracuseW 30–⁠0260039
Nov 28atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠348182169
Dec 12vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠21677028
2019 Louisville 11 games, 35 catches, 635 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠35110010
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 42–⁠0332114
Sep 21atFlorida StateL 24–⁠357133174
Oct 5vs.Boston CollegeW 41–⁠395108141
Oct 12atWake ForestW 62–⁠595125250
Oct 19vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠45363038
Oct 26vs.VirginiaW 28–⁠21110010
Nov 9atMiamiL 27–⁠521909
Nov 16atNC StateW 34–⁠20472143
Nov 30atKentuckyL 13–⁠45336015
Dec 30 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 38–⁠28237024
2018 Louisville 11 games, 31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠51340019
Sep 15vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠17221017
Sep 22atVirginiaL 3–⁠27562018
Sep 29vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠28445123
Oct 5vs.Georgia TechL 31–⁠66458142
Oct 13atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠38450017
Oct 27vs.Wake ForestL 35–⁠56216013
Nov 3atClemsonL 16–⁠77359029
Nov 9atSyracuseL 23–⁠54256143
Nov 17vs.NC StateL 10–⁠521707
Nov 24vs.KentuckyL 10–⁠561808
2017 Louisville 12 games, 45 catches, 699 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.PurdueW 35–⁠28495139
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠35478230
Sep 16vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠47238130
Sep 23vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠3224017
Sep 30vs.Murray StateW 55–⁠10445215
Oct 5atNC StateL 25–⁠3910134027
Oct 14vs.Boston CollegeL 42–⁠457127148
Oct 21atFlorida StateW 31–⁠28113013
Oct 28atWake ForestL 32–⁠42556017
Nov 11vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠211101
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 56–⁠10351129
Nov 25atKentuckyW 44–⁠17237129

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠24).

DrillPro day 2021Combine or pro day 2021
Height6′1¾″W
Weight208 lbW
Arm length32¾″W
Hand size9⅝″W
40-yard dash4.47 sW
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump35″W
Broad jump8′4″
3-cone drill7.06 sW
20-yard shuttle4.25 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Tennessee Titans35491
2022Tennessee Titans1000
NFL career45491

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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